"Among a group of refugees, there was an old man in his sixties or seventies. He came to me with a chipped porcelain bowl. It was strange that he didn't drink porridge, but he just stared at me with wide eyes... I asked him
, The old man was not feeling well. He stumbled excitedly and asked me that I was the second son of the Wu family. Without waiting for my answer, he added that I was very similar to my mother, no, my biological mother."
Wu Jingling said slowly: "I thought to myself, my late biological mother, Aunt Bai, was just my wife's maid, how could she know this old man? Later I found out that this old man was a eunuch who escaped from the palace...
Later, when I was traveling, he took me quietly into the imperial mausoleum in Youzhou through a secret passage... In the imperial mausoleum, the daughter of the late Emperor Dasheng was buried. It was also at that time that I met the emperor's concubine.
Portraits of his lifetime..."
"I was more than eight years old when my aunt left, and I thought I remembered her appearance fairly clearly. The person in the painting was indeed exactly the same as her. After returning to Ningyang, I secretly investigated my aunt's life in the house, but found that
I found nothing, not even a portrait of my aunt... It was as if such a person had never existed in this world."
Wu Jingling looked at King Dingnan: "If she was really just an ordinary concubine, why did everything related to her disappear so cleanly after her death? The more so, the more obvious is there something fishy? Then again
Later, more and more evidence and past events that everyone knew were placed in front of me one by one, and I was convinced that my biological mother was indeed Empress Baoqing of the Dasheng Dynasty!"
The former emperor?!
Wu Chao was quite surprised.
Even though there were many speculations about his second uncle's motives, he had never thought about it...
Wu Ran was even more shocked and subconsciously clenched his second brother's sleeves.
Wu Jingming was so shocked that he fell into the past and felt a little dazed.
The second brother’s biological mother, Aunt Bai…
He had some impressions.
Everyone knew that she was his mother's dowry maid. She had lived alone in a single house during her lifetime. She seemed to be rarely seen in public due to poor health...
When the second brother was eight years old, Aunt Bai died of a long illness...
He remembered that that year, Emperor Zhaoren of the Dasheng Dynasty died in Youzhou, and his queen died to accompany him. At that time, the situation was already in chaos, and rebellions broke out everywhere. Since Emperor Zhaoren had no heirs, the Dasheng Dynasty completely declined.
…
Although the Wu family has never stood under a dangerous wall, it has always been closely connected with political affairs. As a child of the Wu family, he is naturally aware of such an important node.
Therefore, he clearly remembered that Aunt Bai died in the same year as Emperor Zhaoren...
But if Aunt Bai is really the daughter of Emperor Zhaoren, Emperor Baoqing - then why did she become his father's concubine as his mother's dowry maid?!
"Father...is what the second brother said really true?" Wu Jingming asked with a surprised look.
Ordinarily, this is the private matter of the father of the previous generation, and as a son of man, he should not interfere too much...
But is the second brother really a bloodline of the former royal family?
Before the decline of the Great Sheng Dynasty, the people's customs were civilized, and there was indeed a precedent for the emperor to succeed to the throne if he had no children.
King Dingnan ignored the eldest son's question, just looked at Wu Jinling and asked: "You have never thought that the old eunuch lied to you. This is all just a scam, but someone has noticed that you are unwilling to live in another country."
With your xinxing and Wu Jiazi’s identity, do you want to use you to achieve something?"
Wu Jingling's expression changed: "I can tell clearly whether it is true or false!"
As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on the old man's face: "Father, don't you even dare to admit it?"
King Dingnan looked at him for a moment and said: "It's just an old incident. Why am I afraid to admit it? I just want to tell you that even if this matter is false, you will still be deceived and used!"
Wu Jingming heard the key point.
——‘‘Even if’ is false’?
So...it is indeed true!
"Because the emergence of this identity gives you an outlet to vent. You are willing to believe that it is true. Even if there is no evidence, you will still choose to believe it." There was coldness in King Dingnan's eyes, and there was also a look of anger after seeing through everything.
Disappointment: "Truth or falsehood does not matter to you."
What's important is that you don't care whether you will be taken advantage of by others. What's important is that with this so-called identity as the son of Emperor Ji, you are no longer the humble Wu family concubine in your eyes. This identity is enough to make up for your lack of self-esteem and make you
Finally, we have a name to feed our ambitions!”
"But have you ever thought about what happens to the son of the former emperor's concubine? You are not the only one with blood in the previous dynasty. The decline of the previous dynasty is due to the exhaustion of strength. It has nothing to do with the Xie family or the people of the world! This identity does not mean that you kill someone.
The reason why a father kills his brother, kills his blood relatives, and attempts to bring trouble to the world!"
These words made Wu Jingling's eyes turn red, and his voice trembled due to excessive excitement: "Yes, you are right, I don't care about being used at all! And those who want to use me have also been used by them over the years.
Get rid of me! No one can use me! But you are wrong about one thing, absolutely wrong! - I am not bringing trouble to the world. This world has been sick for a long time. It must be destroyed and then rebuilt. I will rebuild it.
Just order!”
When he first learned the truth, the Dasheng Dynasty could not be called the former dynasty. There were still several clan members fighting for the throne in the chaos, but they were all weak.
The old eunuch secretly told him to wait and see what happens.
He kept waiting...
So they waited until the Xie family took their place, the great prosperity was destroyed, and the great Qing Dynasty was established.
He saw that thousands of miles away, people were trapped by injustice, and he felt more and more that someone had to clean up the world!
And he is the man with a legitimate name——
Looking at the man with a hint of madness in his eyes, Wu Chao asked: "Second uncle, have you ever thought about what the people of the world need more than the word justice in your mouth?"
Wu Jingling turned back and looked at him closely.
"What they need now is a chance to live. Only by living can they have a chance to see justice." The young man said in a calm and forceful tone: "But the word "purge" in the second uncle's mouth comes at the cost of the lives of people in the world. How about even the most basic question?
If you don't have any compassion or reverence for all living beings, how can you talk about enforcing justice? I'm afraid that the so-called justice is just a fantasy that my uncle used to satisfy himself and deceive himself and others."
As my grandfather said, this is just an excuse used by my second uncle to fill up his self-esteem.
They all expressed disdain for the position of the head of the Wu family, but are they really disdainful?
And this disdainful confidence is also supported by the so-called rectification of injustice, and he believes that he is standing on the highest place - this support has blinded all the perceptions of the second uncle. It must be broken before he can truly wake up.
Wu Jingling suddenly clenched his hands when he heard this, and a surge of anger went straight to his head: "What do you know! You don't understand what injustice is! If you have never experienced it, how do you know that what I am doing is just imagination? You are born with this
My dear children, you are above others in everything. Your existence is the source of injustice! The instigator used hypocritical compassion to talk to me about the justice of the common people... How hypocritical!"
"And you, father -" Wu Jinling laughed strangely, his eyes full of sarcasm: "Father is always upright and respected by others. The head of the Wu family is majestic and inviolable... But what's going on inside? He tricked me back then.
Mother entered the Wu family as a concubine, and when she was no longer of use, you were the one who made her suffer neglect and die in depression, aren't you the one!"
"I don't know where you heard this statement, or if you just made assumptions based on some ulterior motives that you don't know whether they are true or not." King Dingnan showed no anger, and his eyes showed no dodge.
, with a loud voice: "But I can tell you, the Wu family has never owed you mother and son anything!"
Never been in debt?
Wu Jingling sneered and flattened his slightly green lips.
"If you want to know the whole truth, you can ask me in person, but do you dare to ask?" King Dingnan's eyes were like a bright light: "You don't dare! Because you still only believe what you want to believe, and you are afraid to ask.
Well, if the truth is different from what you speculated, you will have no reason to hate the Wu family, and you will no longer be able to plan and retaliate with peace of mind!"
"I just asked, will you admit it!" Wu Jinling suddenly raised his voice: "You are clearly the one who is afraid! If not, why have you hidden it from me so far? I know what you are afraid of! - You are afraid of me
Once I learn the truth and my true identity, my identity as the concubine of the Wu family will no longer be able to bind me! You are afraid that I will feel unwilling because of this and block the way of your real legitimate son, my brother!
"
"No one has thought of tying you! What can I do if I tether you? There is no shortage of people in our Wu family who are willing to do things like cows and horses! It is your own inner demons that have tied you up! Jing Ling, you are too paranoid.
Got it!"
King Dingnan, who rarely showed his emotions, had a trace of unnoticeable sadness in his tone: "Aristocratic families prioritize direct descendants. This has been the case for thousands of years. The bigger the family, the more deeply rooted it is. It's not just you and me who can do it."
Shaking! And except for the fact that the position of the head of the family is unreachable, even if you
As a concubine, have the Wu family ever treated you harshly? Your mother treats you as if you are her own child, your elder brothers have never had any barriers to you, your legitimate sons and nephews respect you and respect you, and I will also leave the important affairs of the family to you to take care of!
...It’s because you have demonic obstacles in your heart, and everything you see is unjust!”
"Everyone will encounter adversity when they are alive, whether it is destiny or misfortune the day after tomorrow. However, these are not reasons for killing fathers and brothers! You must know that a mistake is a mistake!" King Dingnan looked at Ci with red eyes.
Zi: "Because of this, you feel depressed and unwilling to accept it. Now you make it clear that as a father, I am not completely unable to understand it! But what about you? You can understand the way the Wu family treats you!"
Wu Jinling's tone was very stubborn: "Then why do you never dare to tell me the truth about your life experience!"
"Hiding it from you is not my intention, but your biological mother's decision!"
King Dingnan said firmly: "You were already eight years old when she passed away. If she wanted to tell you, could anyone stop her? She didn't want you to explore! Even before she died, she had sent someone a message.
I have repeatedly warned you not to mention anything about her in the past. This letter is still here. If you want to see it, you can have it fetched immediately."
Bao Qing once told him that those who knew the truth of the matter were no longer there, and as long as he concealed it, Jing Ling would never be able to touch those truths.
But after all, paper cannot contain the fire.
But these are Baoqing's past, and she doesn't want to tell them, so he can only choose to respect them.
But now, after all, I can no longer hide it.
King Dingnan has sent someone to get the letter.
Wu Jinling opened his mouth, as if he wanted to refuse, but no sound came out.
"Father..." Wu Jingming glanced at the old man's expression secretly, and wanted to ask about the internal disputes about Emperor Baoqing's entry into the palace as a concubine.
However, I heard my son say: "If my grandfather has something to say and needs to talk to his second uncle alone, my grandson and A Zhang will leave first."
Prince Wu glanced at his son.
Talk alone?
Wouldn't he be able to hear it?
It’s not easy to get so close to the old man’s emotional gossip...
Although his mood was complicated and heavy at the moment, his blazing heart of gossip refused to listen and insisted on getting out without blinking an eye.
On the other hand, does this kid in his family still have the most basic curiosity in life?
But when the old man nodded, Wu Jingming had no choice but to retreat with the two children.
The study door was closed, and Wu Chao stood guard outside with his back against the door.
Wu Jingming raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you leave?"
Wu Chao said: "I'm afraid my second uncle may do something extreme. If I hear any noise, I can respond in time."
Wu Jingming: "..."
In short, it was just eavesdropping openly!
I tricked him out, only to hear it myself!
At this moment, Wu Shizi only regretted that he had not practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his ears were not as good as others.
Even though I was unwilling to do so, I could only take my younger son, who was also inferior in skills, to the corridor to wait.
"Today I will tell you everything about your biological mother's entry into the palace -" There was no third person in the study, and King Dingnan explained the cause and effect of the old incident in a low and calm voice: "You must have already done this."
It has been verified that when I was a child, I had a marriage contract with your biological mother, Emperor Baoqing, by our ancestors."
He did not reject this marriage contract, nor was he too happy. He just knew that this marriage contract existed, and when he met the emperor's concubine by chance at a palace banquet or hunting, he knew that she was the person he would marry in the future.
To him, that's all.
But later, Emperor Zhaoren lost two sons one after another. He had no princes, and he was already old. It was almost impossible to have any more heirs——
As the eldest unmarried daughter of the palace, Emperor Baoqing was also smart and alert, so some ministers proposed to temporarily appoint her as the crown prince to calm the hearts of the people.
This decision undoubtedly conflicts with the marriage.
As the eldest son of the dignified Ningyang Wu family, there was no way he could marry into the royal family.
In the end, his father came forward and requested an order to dissolve the engagement.
Emperor Zhaoren did not dare not agree.
The following year after the engagement was dissolved, the family chose a new marriage for him.
One year later, he married his first wife, who is now his first wife.
Since he is married, he should be given love and affection.
The following year, the eldest daughter was also born.
It was during the Mid-Autumn Festival of that year that he was called to the palace for a banquet with his wife.
At the banquet, Emperor Zhaoren only appeared for less than a quarter of an hour, and then left the banquet in a hurry because he was urgently informed that he had entered the palace.
Halfway through the banquet, Emperor Zhaoren's attendant came to deliver a message, saying that his Majesty had invited him to discuss matters.
Although the Wu family held a false title, they seldom really participated in state affairs. However, when the emperor invited him, he could not refuse it while he was in the palace.
